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> BRAND
NEW INDUSTRY NEWSLETTER--JUST FOR YOU!
MSCPA is proud to provide our
members in business & industry your very own online newsletter. This CPAs in Business & Industry
E-News replaces the general MSCPA Online Newsletter and will
be emailed to you on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Online newsletters are also being
produced for CPAs in public practice and also for our CPA young
professionals (public practice is sent on the first and third Tuesdays;
young professionals on the second and fourth). As a member in business &
industry, you automatically receive this newsletter. If you wish to subscribe to the
two other newsletters, please do so at the link
below.
http://www.mocpa.org/Content/newsletter.aspx
> New MSCPA Website!
Along
with our new member segment online newsletters, MSCPA has also launched a
new, significantly enhanced website.
Among the new features of the website are a brand new design, friendly
navigation, new member segment sections, RSS feeds, and a Find-A-CPA
Directory!
http://www.mocpa.org/
> Register Now For The MSCPA Industry
Networking Roundtables
The Business & Industry Advisory
Council is proud to present a continuation of a program designed
specifically for CPAs in industry! Make plans to attend the upcoming
Industry Networking Roundtables! Take advantage of this opportunity to
meet other CPAs in the industry sector, exchange ideas, and discuss the
challenges you face daily. http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22188.aspx
> Nominate A Business & Industry Hall of
Famer!
MSCPA is calling for nominations to the Missouri
Society of CPAs and AICPA Business and Industry Hall of Fame Awards.
Nominations are due by March 30, 2007. The Hall of Fame is made up of a
very select group of people who have all, in their own way, made superior
achievements and contributions over the course of their careers as
financial professionals. http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22189.aspx
> MSCPA Would
Like To Thank Your Bosses!
The mission of the Missouri
Society of CPAs is to support its members in a dynamic business
environment. As part of that mission, MSCPA would like to communicate to
your company how much we value your commitment to the association and the
profession. Log on to your member profile (http://www.mocpa.org/Content/Login.aspx)
and tell us to whom we should direct this communication. Your user ID is
your last name and your password is your member number.
> Helpful Links
for CPAs in Business & Industry
MSCPA has compiled a list
of websites that will be of interest to corporate financial professionals.
This list will be updated often so bookmark it for future use!
http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22256.aspx
> Volunteer
To Help An Aspiring CPA!
Industry CPAs Are Needed For the LEAP Job
Shadowing Program
National Groundhog Job Shadow Day is a
nationwide initiative dedicated to giving students a unique opportunity to
"shadow" a workplace mentor as he or she goes through a normal day on the
job, getting an up-close look at how the skills learned in school. On
February 2, 2007, the Missouri Society of CPAs will mobilize member firms
and businesses to open their doors to students. Nationwide, more than one
million students and 100,000 businesses participate.
http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22277.aspx
> IRS Provides
Guidance on Per Diem Expense Reimbursements Paid By Employers
The IRS issued guidance emphasizing the need for employers to track
the amount of expense reimbursement allowances paid to employees on a per
diem basis.
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=164208,00.html
> Survey: Financial Execs Support SEC's
Compensation Ruling
A majority of financial executives
endorse the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new requirements for the
full disclosure of executive compensation, according to a survey from
Oversight Systems.
Get details here. http://www.oversightsystems.com/news_events/release_SEC_New_
Ruling_Compensation.php
> SEC Offers Small Companies Further Relief From
SOX 404
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued two
releases to grant smaller public companies and many foreign private
issuers further relief from compliance with Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The relief is in furtherance of the next steps
for Sarbanes-Oxley implementation announced on May 17, 2006, and includes
some new initiatives not previously announced. Get details here: http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2006/2006-136.htm
> Eight Core
Competencies To Maintain An Effective Financial Department
Today's CFOs are now responsible for building shareholder value
through leadership as both chief corporate steward and strategist. On the
stewardship side, the CFO is accountable for managing and controlling
overall corporate risk, confirming regulatory compliance and delivering
information to the various stakeholders that is accurate, timely, relevant
and transparent. As a strategist, the CFO plays a leading role in building
and executing the overall corporate strategy, confirming that revenues and
margins continuously improve while costs are tightly controlled. Deloitte
presents a closer look at how CFOs organize these core stewardship and
strategist roles. Read the interactive article here:
http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/article/0,1002,sid%253D15527%
2526cid%253D109943,00.html?WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=USGoogleCFO&gclid=CJ2ZvsSuxo
YCFTdZFQodn16apw
> Is Your
Business Intelligence Like Everyone Else's?
The secret to being better at BI than others--not just being like others--lies in
actually knowing what one is doing and thus what else is needed in order
to further drive the business. Gabriel Fuchs takes a closer look in this
Business Intelligence Network article. Read it here:
http://www.b-eye-network.com/newsletters/ben/3090
> Many CFOs
Fault CPA Service
Finance managers say their company's CPA
firms could be doing a better job. CPA2Biz's Rick Telberg takes a closer
look. Read the article here: https://www.cpa2biz.com/News/Columnists/Telberg/Who+Loves+Ya.htm
> What's Wrong
With Outsourcing (And How To Fix It)
By avoiding the mistakes
they made when handing off HR and IT processes, companies can score a big
win with finance and accounting outsourcing and offshoring. Business
Finance's Eric Krell takes a closer look. Read the article here: http://www.businessfinancemag.com/magazine/archives/article.html?articleID=14665
> Enterprise Systems And Revenue Recognition: The
Missing Link
The findings from a survey of 685 business
leaders about the need for improvements in their finance processes show
that 92 percent of companies are using spreadsheets for key revenue
accounting and reporting activities. This is due to a lack of
functionality in existing enterprise financials / ERP infrastructures and
results in an increased chance of control weaknesses and accounting
errors. The survey was presented by RevenueRecognition.com in association
with IDC.
Download the results here: http://www.softrax.com/mk/get/resource_themissinglink
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CPE 2006
For CPAs in Business and Industry
Please note: All courses listed
are 8 CPE hours unless otherwise noted.
Seminars:
The Identity Theft
Epidemic: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Employees, Your Clients
and Yourself
December
14, 2006--Kansas City, MO
2 CPE Credit Hours
Cash & Tax Basis Financial
Statements--Preparing & Reporting
December
18, 2006--Kansas City, MO
Small Business Retirement Plan Review: New
Roth 401(k)s, KEOGHs, Traditional 401(k)s, IRAs, SEPs, &
SIMPLEs
December
18, 2006--St. Louis, MO
How to Explain & Present Financial
Information to Non-Accountants
December
18, 2006--Cape Girardeau, MO
December
19, 2006--St. Louis, MO
Auditor's Risk Assessment Process:
Tackling the New Risk Assessment SASs
December
19, 2006--Kansas City, MO
The Leadership Secrets of Football’s
Master Coaches
December
20, 2006--St. Louis, MO __________________________________
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Suppose
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